MALAYSIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,028	2	23,477	- 1,449
Tuberculosis	2	13,107	26	1,227	+ 11,879
Measles	3	12,656	70	0	+ 12,656
Malaria	4	12,524	76	0	+ 12,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,370	20	1,773	+ 10,598
Stroke	6	10,961	3	21,592	- 10,631
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,397	1	36,729	- 26,332
Low Birth Weight	8	10,384	29	1,020	+ 9,363
Birth Trauma	9	9,907	42	359	+ 9,548
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,062	4	7,181	+ 1,881
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,869	24	1,403	+ 3,466
Hypertension	12	4,715	38	649	+ 4,066
Liver Disease	13	4,506	7	5,125	- 619
Lung Disease	14	4,051	5	6,633	- 2,581
HIV/AIDS	15	3,979	13	2,679	+ 1,300
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,864	9	4,107	- 243
Meningitis	17	3,465	46	301	+ 3,164
Violence	18	3,331	34	869	+ 2,462
Maternal Conditions	19	3,149	56	167	+ 2,982
Kidney Disease	20	2,719	6	6,629	- 3,911
Malnutrition	21	2,669	49	249	+ 2,420
Other Injuries	22	2,478	14	2,222	+ 255
Pertussis	23	2,372	57	80	+ 2,293
Asthma	24	2,316	30	1,013	+ 1,303
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,210	37	809	+ 1,401
Suicide	26	1,741	19	1,823	- 83
Cervical Cancer	27	1,444	31	1,010	+ 434
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,362	10	3,996	- 2,634
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,212	27	1,214	- 2
Prostate Cancer	30	1,183	33	903	+ 279
Liver Cancer	31	1,150	16	1,984	- 834
Syphilis	32	1,124	62	19	+ 1,105
Falls	33	1,043	18	1,855	- 812
Drownings	34	1,034	36	820	+ 215
Breast Cancer	35	1,023	12	3,071	- 2,048
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	888	11	3,832	- 2,944
Stomach Cancer	37	772	21	1,441	- 669
Lymphomas	38	617	25	1,321	- 704
Fires	39	601	44	336	+ 265
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	576	22	1,424	- 848
Leukemia	41	561	23	1,412	- 852
Poisonings	42	518	53	211	+ 307
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	517	51	246	+ 271
Epilepsy	44	517	52	226	+ 292
War	45	497	63	11	+ 486
Tetanus	46	349	61	21	+ 328
Lung Cancers	47	347	8	4,319	- 3,972
Schistosomiasis	48	321	75	0	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	49	310	28	1,106	- 796
Pancreas Cancer	50	304	32	994	- 690
Oral Cancer	51	300	17	1,865	- 1,564
Leishmaniasis	52	260	77	0	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	53	237	41	435	- 198
Skin Disease	54	234	15	2,066	- 1,832
Skin Cancers	55	229	50	247	- 18
Appendicitis	56	211	58	71	+ 139
Encephalitis	57	204	40	452	- 249
Ovary Cancer	58	196	35	827	- 631
Drug Use	59	191	45	322	- 131
Alcohol	60	190	55	181	+ 9
Hepatitis B	61	137	54	206	- 69
Upper Respiratory	62	111	65	5	+ 106
Uterin Cancer	63	105	43	352	- 247
Trypanosomiasis	64	104	79	0	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	65	81	39	467	- 386
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	65	60	27	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	67	26	48	265	- 238
Ascariasis	68	24	67	2	+ 22
Hepatitis C	69	21	64	6	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	14	69	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	71	13	59	30	- 17
Otitis Media	72	11	66	3	+ 8
Chlamydia	73	4	68	2	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

DR Congo

Malaysia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.